Hi, Not quite as simple as that. You need to turn off Homegroups as well, which is in the same place. Homegroups are a pain to be honest. Carol, if you need help with this, I can assist either remotely or telling you how to do it over the phone, for my usual hourly charge <Smile>. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal Sent: 18 October 2012 15:59 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: NETWORKING WINDOWS 7 COMPUTER WITH XP Hi Carol. Weather this'll work in your version of win7 i don't know but its worth a shot. go to my computer. highlight the drive. applications and go to sharing. see if there is an option for advanced sharing. enable it. click apply, then ok. that should do the trick. Mo. On 18/10/2012 14:34, Carol Pearson wrote: Mo, That refers to XP only and Iâve done it many times. Sadly, not so simple in Windows 7. Surely someone out there has done it! <Smiles> Carol P From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mobeen Iqbal Sent: 17 October 2012 23:50 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: NETWORKING WINDOWS 7 COMPUTER WITH XP hi carol, have you tried the following? please see this link: http://ecross.mvps.org/howto/share.htm Mo. On 17/10/2012 21:07, Carol Pearson wrote: Mo, I have always had complete control of my computers and been able to swap between them regardless of which computer I was using. That's why I like it and that's what I wanted! I haven't achieved it yet,but I'm sure it is possible! I am thinking that I would want to enter by password and also to know what you mean about safety issues, but I think it's worth it from my point of view, so long as I am very careful! Anyway, I shall look around someone who can help you further on this since I'm not really having any joy, and in the meantime I won't let it bother me too much. Thanks for your concern. No need to ring but thanks for the offer. Regards Carol P Sent from my iPhone On 17 Oct 2012, at 01:08 PM, Mobeen Iqbal <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi Carol. I recall doing this years ago for my external drive, but i think that as a security feature you cannot share your c: drive with people on your network. Forgive me for asking, but why would you want to share the hole of your drive anyway? If viruses are spread across your network, that's a huge security flaw! Could you not just share certain folders that aren't related to the well being of your system? Or you may wish to consider pourchasing a network storage device, they don't cost much at all. feel free to get in touch off list to continue this discussion, or i can call you at your convenience. all the best, Mo. On 17/10/2012 10:54, Carol Pearson wrote: Hi all, IÃââm stuck in networking this combination. I think my problem is in the permissions granted to use the whole of the ÃâÅCÃâ drive on the Windows 7 machine. Everything else appears OK. Accessing XP machine working fine; some folders on Windows 7 computer are also accessible and, although I have ticked the box to access the whole drive, I just am not getting there. If anyone feels they can help me with this, probably over the phone, could you let me know via email of a suitable time/day, please. Thanks. Carol P